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The best moment of the bloated-as-usual Academy Awards ceremony had to be the second chance for Marketa Irglova to give her acceptance speech as co-winner of Best Original Song – Falling Slowly – from the movie Once. And it was a poignant and beautiful one, too:
Hi everyone. I just want to thank you so much. This is such a big deal, not only for us, but for all other independent musicians and artists that spend most of their time struggling, and this, the fact that we’re standing here tonight, the fact that we’re able to hold this, it’s just to prove no matter how far out your dreams are, it’s possible. And, you know, fair play to those who dare to dream and don’t give up. And this song was written from a perspective of hope, and hope at the end of the day connects us all, no matter how different we are. And so thank you so much, who helped us along way. Thank you.
In the video below, you can see her being cut off, then being graciously allowed to come back on and give her acceptance speech:
And here’s the song, as presented in the film: